Topic: Backcountry Winter Safety

Backcountry Winter Safety 2021

Hosted by Justin Roper & Tim Taylor of Girth Hitch Guiding.

On November 23rd, Tim and I will be hosting an online google meets webinar to discus various topics and practices that go into a successful winter outing in the backcountry. 

This is relevant to all who travel in the winter in avalanche terrain. Ski touring, hikers, snowshoers and ice climbers alike will all share in the benefit of the information were planing to offer.  

Some of the topics we intend to cover include.
-Gear and necessary Equipment (Beacon,probe,shovel / group gear.

-Planning a backcountry trip

-Adopting a terrain mindset

-Risk management / decision making

-Navigation tools

-Avaluator/ATES (Avalanche terrain exposure scale)

-Resources

If you have any questions before the webinar, feel free to reach out to me at safety@gmmc.ca

https://meet.google.com/brg-uqnn-iqt

Dial-in: (CA) +1 289-351-9133 

PIN: 473 661 691#

Justin Roper

Safety Chair GMMC